Online and in the shops: Toy appeal
The children’s charity works with 6,300 children in Ireland, and most will find Christmas stressful. Every toy donated makes a huge difference to a child’s Christmas. Toys can be dropped to any of the 150 GLS Parcel Shops nationwide, by Dec 18. Gifts should be new, unwrapped, and for any child up to 12 years old. A list of GLS locations is on www.barnardos.ie
Head out to the lighthouse with the LEGO City coast guard patrol, €54.99. This LEGO set made the top 10 toys for Christmas, selected by the Toy Retailers’ Association. All the top toys will be available at the Dublin Toy Fair, which is at the RDS until Dec 1. The toy expo has interactive family play areas, a Play Doh space and a Nerf target gallery for bigger children, as well as Santa in his winter wonderland. Tickets on www.dublintoyfair.com
